William of Newburgh: History
Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five | Introduction
Introductory material
Source: The Church Historians of England,
volume IV, part II; translated by Joseph Stevenson (London: Seeley's, 1861).
For ease of readability and reference, I have altered the original paragraph divisions and
added the paragraph numbers; spellings have been modernized. I have not retained
Stevenson's footnotes. I believe this translation is now in the public domain. The
electronic form of this presentation is ©1999 by Scott McLetchie and may not be
reproduced for any commercial purposes whatsoever. It may be reproduced for non-profit
educational purposes.
Select Bibliography
The latest complete edition of William's history is still that
found in Chronicles of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II and Richard I.
Edited by Richard Howlett. Rolls Series no. 82. London, 1884-9. Books
1-4 of William's history appear in volume 1, book 5 in volume 2.
A new edition began to appear in 1988: William of Newburgh. The
History of English Affairs. Edited and with a new translation by P. G. Walsh
& M. J. Kennedy. Warminster, Wiltshire: Aris, 1988-. To the best of
my knowledge, only volume one, containing book one of the history, has so far appeared.
A good starting point for information on William of Newburgh (as well as
other medieval English historians) is Gransden, Antonia. Historical Writing in
England, volume 1. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974.
Nancy Partner examines William of Newburgh's work, along with that of
Henry of Huntingdon and Richard of Devizes in: Partner, Nancy F. Serious
Entertainments: The Writing of History in Twelfth-Century England.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
Book One | Book Two | Book Three | Book Four | Book Five | Introduction
Source:
The Church Historians of England, volume IV, part II;
translated by Joseph Stevenson (London: Seeley's, 1861). For ease of
readability and reference, I have altered the original paragraph divisions and added the
paragraph numbers; spellings have been modernized. I have not retained Stevenson's
footnotes. I believe this translation is now in the public domain. The electronic form of
this presentation is ©1999 by Scott McLetchie and may not be reproduced for any
commercial purposes whatsoever. It may be reproduced for non-profit educational purposes.
Select Bibliography
The latest complete edition of William's history is still that
found in Chronicles of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II and Richard I.
Edited by Richard Howlett. Rolls Series no. 82. London, 1884-9. Books
1-4 of William's history appear in volume 1, book 5 in volume 2.
A new edition began to appear in 1988: William of Newburgh. The
History of English Affairs. Edited and with a new translation by P. G. Walsh
& M. J. Kennedy. Warminster, Wiltshire: Aris, 1988-. To the best of
my knowledge, only volume one, containing book one of the history, has so far appeared.
A good starting point for information on William of Newburgh (as well as
other medieval English historians) is Gransden, Antonia. Historical Writing in
England, volume 1. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974.
Nancy Partner examines William of Newburgh's work, along with that of
Henry of Huntingdon and Richard of Devizes in: Partner, Nancy F. Serious
Entertainments: The Writing of History in Twelfth-Century England.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
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